History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 683. [Harrison County] [Cynthiana City and Precinct] ALFRED VAN DEREN, farmer, P. O. Cynthiana, was born in Harrison County, Dec. 16, 1825, son of James and Sarah Van Deren; he, born in Virginia, Oct. 7, 1780, coming to Kentucky with his parents in 1789, a farmer by occupation, dying Jan. 9, 1867; she, born in New Jersey, Aug. 10, 1790, now living with our subject; they had thirteen children. Mr. Van Deren received his education in the schools of his native county, and began life as a farmer, at which he has continued, with the exception of three years in the mercantile business, until the present time. He owns a farm of 175 acres of good land. Mr. Van Deren is a member of the Baptist Church and a Republican. Van_Deren = none http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/harrison/vanderen.a.txt